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Sarah: MY SHOULDER IS GETTING *BLEEP* UP.

YEAH, RIGHT?

THESE PADDLES ARE WEARING OUT.

WELL, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 16 HOURS NOW.

IMAGINE A WEEK OF IT.

WE'RE HUNGRY. WE'RE DEHYDRATED.

AND WE NEED TO FIND LAND.

WE CANNOT DO THIS.

THIS IS MY NIGHTMARE. THIS IS MY NIGHTMARE.

Narrator: ONE MAN...

AND ONE WOMAN...

I'M NOT LEAVING!

...ALONE FOR 21 DAYS...

WHAT IS THAT?

...WITH NO FOOD...

OH, GOD, I'M FREEZING.

...NO CLOTHES...

AAH!

...NO WATER...

AAH! MOVE!

DO THEY HAVE THE SKILLS AND THE WILL...

HURTS.

...TO OVERCOME THE MOST PRIMAL SURVIVAL CHALLENGE

OF THEIR LIVES...

...NAKED AND AFRAID?

Ben: YEAH, WE'RE BOTH GONNA GET EATEN BY SHARKS OUT HERE.

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I CAN'T SEE WHERE WE'RE GOING.

THE SUN IS VERY, VERY BRIGHT.

I CAN FEEL IT ON MY FACE.

IN AN AREA LIKE THIS, YOU COULD RUN OUT OF FRESHWATER

AND RUN INTO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PREDATORS.

IT'S SURPRISINGLY DANGEROUS OUT HERE.

Narrator: AT THE NORTHWESTERN TIP OF THE WEST INDIES,

WHERE THE TREACHEROUS ATLANTIC OCEAN MEETS THE CARIBBEAN,

UNPREDICTABLE TROPICAL STORMS WHIP UP VIOLENT SEAS

WHILE TEMPERATURES CAN CLIMB INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

LURKING BENEATH THE SEA'S SURFACE

IS A HOST OF DANGEROUS MARINE LIFE,

FEROCIOUS BARRACUDA, AGGRESSIVE STINGRAYS,

VENOMOUS LIONFISH AND SCHOOLS OF BLOODTHIRSTY SHARKS,

INCLUDING THE DEADLY TIGER SHARK.

THESE LARGE, APEX PREDATORS CAN GROW UP TO 25 FEET

AND REACH WEIGHTS OF UP TO 1,900 POUNDS.

AND THEIR SHARP, HIGHLY SERRATED TEETH AND POWERFUL JAWS

MAKE THEM DEADLY HUNTERS.

IF THERE ARE ANY SHARKS IN THESE WATER,

I'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THEM FROM THE SURFACE.

YOU COULD SEE EVERYTHING.

I'M SARAH.

I'M FROM HONOLULU, AND I WORK AS A DIVE MASTER.

AS A PROFESSIONAL SCUBA DIVER,

I HAVE A NUMBER OF VERY VALUABLE SKILLS

THAT I CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE SURVIVAL SITUATION.

I CAN FREE-DIVE TO A MAXIMUM OF 60 FEET,

AND I HAVE A GREAT FAMILIARITY

WITH FISH AND MARINE ORGANISMS.

I WOULD SAY I'M A SORT OF A QUIRKY PERSON.

BECAUSE I AM SO JOVIAL, PEOPLE THINK I'M NAIVE.

THIS CHALLENGE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO PROVE

THAT I AM STRONGER,

SMARTER AND BETTER IN EVERY WAY

THAN I HAVE EVER KNOWN MYSELF TO BE.

Ben: I'LL BE ALL RIGHT FOR 21 DAYS AS LONG AS I DON'T GET

A HEAT INJURY OR DEHYDRATE IMMEDIATELY.

MY NAME IS BEN. I'M FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

I'M A FORMER NAVY SEAL

AND CURRENTLY A PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTOR.

THE SEAL TEAMS ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE REST OF THE MILITARY

BECAUSE THEY'RE SELECTED FOR THEIR ABILITY

TO BE CRITICAL PROBLEM SOLVERS

IN ANY STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT,

ANY STRESSFUL SITUATION REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCE,

WHICH MEANS THAT EVERYBODY VIEWS MY DEMEANOR

AS A LITTLE BIT MORE CALLOUS THAN I DO.

BUT I DON'T REALLY GIVE A *BLEEP*

I'M TAKING ON THIS CHALLENGE BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY

TO DO SOMETHING MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY ENGAGING,

AND I'M HOPING IT'LL GIVE ME SOME TIME TO REFLECT ABOUT

WHAT I WANT TO DO NOW THAT I'M GETTING OUT OF THE MILITARY.

SO I FIGURE WE'VE GOT ABOUT 5 HOURS LEFT OF DAYLIGHT.

I STILL HAVEN'T MET MY PARTNER YET.

WORRIED ABOUT GETTING OUT OF THE ELEMENTS AND GETTING

AS COMFORTABLE AS WE'LL BE FOR OUR FIRST NIGHT OUT.

Sarah: I DON'T SEE ANY LAND ANYWHERE.

Ben: IS THAT A LIFE RAFT?

Sarah: OH, MY GOD.

OH.

WOW.

Ben: NICE.

STRANDED AT SEA.

Sarah: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

THIS IS YOUR BAG.

SWIM TO THE RAFT.

IT'S A LONG *BLEEP* SWIM.

HERE'S YOUR BAG.

YOU'RE GOING OVER THERE.

I SEE NOTHING IN SIGHT, AND I'M THINKING,

"HOLY *BLEEP* 21 DAYS AT SEA."

IT'S GONNA BE A BITCH.

Sarah: NOT ONLY DO I HAVE TO GET ONTO THE RAFT,

BUT I HAVE TO SWIM TO THE RAFT IN WATER

THAT I KNOW HAS TIGER SHARKS,

LEMON SHARKS, STINGRAYS.

ANY ONE OF THESE CREATURES CAN KILL YOU.

SEE YOU GUYS ON THE OTHER SIDE.

BOMBS AWAY!

HELLO! -HEY!

HELLO!

HOW'S IT GOING? I'M BEN.

WELL, HELLO. SARAH.

THIS IS MY NIGHTMARE, LOST AT SEA.

THIS IS THE WORST THING EVER

BECAUSE ALL YOU DO IS FLOAT AND WAIT TO DIE.

I MEAN, WE'VE GOT A BOAT, THOUGH. THAT HELPS.

-AND PADDLES. -YEAH.

WELL, PADDLING IT IN IS NOT GONNA BE THE MOST FUN.

THAT'S GONNA BE A NIGHTMARE. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT IN THIS.

HOPEFULLY IT'S SOME *BLEEP* DIRECTIONS.

A MAP.

OH, MY GOSH. THAT'S US. LOOK.

Narrator: STRANDED 11 MILES

FROM THE CLOSEST PIECE OF LAND IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN,

BEN AND SARAH HAVE EACH BEEN ALLOWED

TO BRING A PERSONAL SURVIVAL ITEM.

I'VE GOT A MACHETE.

I HAVE A FREE-DIVING MASK.

THEY BEGIN THEIR SURVIVAL JOURNEY IN A LIFE RAFT

CONTAINING PADDLES,

A BAILER AND OTHER RESOURCES THEY CAN CANNIBALIZE

AS NEEDED FOR THE DURATION OF THE CHALLENGE.

BEN AND SARAH MUST NOW PADDLE THE 11 GRUELING MILES

TO A STRETCH OF UNINHABITED ISLANDS

IN THE EXUMAS CAYS

WHERE THEY WILL BE MET BY JAGGED SHORELINES

AND RAZOR-SHARP CORAL,

POISONWOOD TREES WITH TOXIC SAP, POOR SOIL,

WHICH PROVIDES ALMOST ZERO RESOURCES,

AND A SUN-SCORCHED TERRAIN WHERE FRESHWATER WILL BE SCARCE.

Ben: WE DID SOMETHING LIKE THIS

CALLED "AROUND THE WORLD."

WHAT, FOR FUN?

I WAS IN THE SEAL TEAMS.

OH, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M REALLY GLAD YOU'RE A NAVY GUY.

MAN, YOU'VE GOT ALL KINDS OF STORIES.

I DON'T NORMALLY TALK ABOUT IT.

WE'RE A SECRET FORCE.

WE STAY QUIET AND SUCCESSFUL.

-OH, WOW. OKAY. -EXACTLY.

Sarah: HEARING THAT BEN IS FORMER NAVY SEAL

MAKES ME FEEL A LITTLE BIT INTIMIDATED.

I HOPE THAT HE FEELS THAT I AM ALSO A CAPABLE PARTNER.

I DON'T KNOW IF I TOLD YOU, BUT I'M A DIVE MASTER.

THAT'S *BLEEP* GREAT.

I'VE BEEN SCUBA DIVING FOR 10 YEARS.

I'M ABOUT THE SAME.

Narrator: AS A FORMER NAVY SEAL,

THE WORLD'S MOST ELITE FIGHTING UNIT,

BEN HAS BEEN TRAINED AND DEPLOYED

IN THE MOST CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS ON THE PLANET,

BUT HIS STOICAL TEMPERAMENT COULD ALIENATE HIS PARTNER.

HE EARNS AN INITIAL PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING, OR PSR, OF 8.1.

SARAH'S EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN A TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT

AND WORK AS A DIVE MASTER

GIVES HER AN EDGE FOR FORAGING FOR FOOD,

BUT HER INSECURITIES COULD PREVENT HER

FROM ASSERTING HERSELF EFFECTIVELY,

PUTTING HER INITIAL PSR AT 6.8.

I DIDN'T REALLY THINK WE WOULD BE

THIS FAR AWAY FROM LAND.

THESE PADDLES ARE PROBABLY ATTRACTING A LOT OF ATTENTION

TO ATTRACT THEM SHARKS.

THEY CERTAINLY ARE.

WE ONLY GOT ABOUT 40 MINUTES OF DAYLIGHT LEFT.

ALMOST ALL SHARKS ARE NOCTURNAL EXCEPT FOR THE NURSE SHARKS.

NOT GOOD. WE NEED TO GET TO LAND.

MY SHOULDER IS GETTING *BLEEP* UP.

I FEEL A LITTLE TIRED.

A LITTLE BIT OF PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT

IS USUALLY JUST YOUR MIND PLAYING A TRICK ON YOU.

YOU'RE A LOT STRONGER THAN I AM, SO...

YEAH.

WHAT IS THAT?

THAT MEANS SOMETHING IS CHASING IT.

BAIT FISH ONLY JUMP WHEN THEY'RE RUNNING.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? -THEY'RE THERE.

*BLEEP* OH, MY GOD, ALL OVER THE PLACE.

*BLEEP*

YEAH, WE'RE BOTH GONNA GET EATEN BY SHARKS OUT HERE.

THIS WILL BE A 1-DAY SURVIVAL.

AAH!

Sarah: AAH! *BLEEP*

Ben: CAREFUL. CAREFUL.

WE ALMOST FLIPPED THE RAFT...

-RIGHT NOW. -...AND THAT'S PRETTY SCARY.

WE NEED TO GET TO LAND.

WE'VE BEEN HAULING PRETTY MUCH NON-STOP FOR,

WHAT, 10 HOURS? -AT LEAST.

WE'RE LOST AT SEA, STRANDED IN THE EXUMAS.

THE MOON JUST CAME OUT, WHICH IS NICE.

LOOK, AND IT'S SHOWING US THE LAND!

OH, YEAH. WE'RE ALMOST THERE, BUDDY.

-YEAH. -LET'S KEEP GOING.

COME ON.

Sarah: LAND!

Ben: YEAH, IT'S ABOUT *BLEEP* TIME, TOO.

HELLO, SUNSHINE!

WE DID IT. LET'S HAVE ONE OF THESE.

LET'S GET ON THE *BLEEP* LAND RIGHT NOW.

I CANNOT BELIEVE WE CAME THAT WHOLE DISTANCE.

Sarah: WE'RE FEELING THIRSTY.

OUR BODIES ARE DEFINITELY WORN OUT.

OH, GOD, THAT'S GONNA BE A NUMBER ON OUR FEET.

Ben: YEAH, IT'S TERRIBLE.

READY, LANDING.

-ALL RIGHT. -OH, YEAH.

Sarah: WE'RE LOSING A LOT OF WATER

FROM THE HEAT AND FROM THE SALT,

AND WE'RE GONNA NEED TO GET SOME WATER.

TIE IT.

LET'S GO FIND FRESHWATER

AND RINSE THE SALT WATER OFF US.

GOD, THIS IS REALLY ROUGH ON OUR SOGGY FEET.

TRAVERSING THIS VERY SHARP TERRAIN.

WHAT?

LET'S GO TO ANOTHER BEACH.

Ben: EVERY PIECE OF BRUSH THAT WE RUN INTO

IS THIS *BLEEP* DAMN POISONWOOD.

THIS ISLAND IS NOT A PERMISSIBLE ENVIRONMENT

FOR US TO MAKE CAMP FOR 21 DAYS.

-I'M EXHAUSTED. -YEAH.

Ben: LET'S JUST GET IT TO THE CLOSEST PIECE OF SAND.

Sarah: NOT THIS COVE.

LOOK, THE BEACH THERE!

I'M GONNA SWIM. I'M SWIMMING.

*BLEEP*

Sarah: IF ONE OF US WAS TO STEP ON A STINGRAY,

THAT STINGER WOULD COME UP

AND PUNCTURE AND WOULD BASICALLY BE INCAPACITATING.

WE'LL JUST LEAVE THAT RIGHT THERE TO DRAIN FOR,

YOU KNOW, NOW.

WE DID IT.

-*BLEEP* YEAH, WE DID. -WE DID IT.

WE'LL CHECK OUT THE ISLAND TO SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT.

I'M DEFINITELY DEHYDRATED.

YEP.

-ASK ME A QUESTION. -WHY? NO.

ASK ME A QUESTION THAT YOU THINK

WILL HELP YOU TO GET TO KNOW ME.

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T REALLY HAVE MANY QUESTIONS.

I JUST KIND OF LISTEN.

Ben: I PICK AND CHOOSE WHEN I SHARE THINGS

AND WHO I SHARE THEM WITH.

I DON'T KNOW SARAH AS WELL AS A LOT OF PEOPLE

THAT I'VE KNOWN IN MY LIFE.

FORCED INTERACTION IS, LIKE, IT'S KIND OF STRANGE.

BOY, MOSQUITO HEAVEN OVER HERE, HUH, BUDDY?

YEAH. JUST BUGS.

HERE'S WATER.

AW, YEAH! LOOK AT THAT!

THAT'S FRESHWATER, FOR SURE, AND IT'S CLEAN.

THIS WHOLE ISLAND IS JUST LIKE A GIANT FILTER.

Narrator: AS THE TIDE RISES, IT PUSHES THE FRESH GROUNDWATER

THROUGH THE SAND AND GRAVEL IN THE EARTH,

FILTERING OUT ANY IMPURITIES AND BACTERIA.

THE WATER IN THESE LIMESTONE HOLES

IS THEN SAFE TO DRINK WITHOUT BOILING.

Sarah: HOW IS IT?

Ben: IT'S DEFINITELY FRESH.

Ben: IT'S SO CLEAN-TASTING, AND IT'S SO COOL.

IT'S JUST REALLY PROMISING.

IT REALLY TASTES GOOD.

IT'S SO *BLEEP* GOOD.

PRETTY SWEET.

TELL YOU WHAT, THOUGH, I DON'T LIKE SITTING IN HERE.

REALLY DON'T LIKE MOSQUITOS. -WHATEVS.

Ben: AT THIS POINT, WE HAVEN'T SLEPT FOR A DAY AND A NIGHT.

WE'VE BUSHWHACKED TO A FRESH-WATER SOURCE,

AND WE'RE SPENT.

Sarah: SMART. INSTANT SHELTER.

WE EARNED THIS RAFT.

WE PADDLED IT ALL THE WAY OUT HERE,

AND NOW IT'S OURS, AND WE CAN USE IT.

AND IT'S A FANTASTIC SHELTER.

WOW.

Sarah: *BLEEP* GOD.

I'M GETTING BIT ALL OVER.

MAN. WHAT AWFUL CREATURES.

YOU CAN JUST LET THEM BITE. I DON'T CARE.

Ben: SHE'S, I GUESS, HYPERSENSITIVE TO BUG BITES.

I DON'T REALLY GIVE A *BLEEP*

OH, PLEASE. OH, PLEASE, JUST DIE.

DIE HORRIBLY, ALL OF YOU.

Ben: JUST WOKE UP, AND IT'S DAYLIGHT,

AND WE JUST SPENT OUR FIRST NIGHT

NOT IN OUR SHELTER BUT UNDER THE RAFT.

I'M NOT EVEN NOTICING BEING HUNGRY YET.

JUST STAY FULL ON WATER.

THAT WAY, I DON'T GET DEHYDRATED,

AND I'M NOT HUNGRY.

I'VE NEVER HAD THIS MANY BUG BITES IN MY LIFE.

REALLY?

YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE A DISEASE OR SOMETHING.

IT LOOKS LIKE SMALLPOX.

Sarah: BEN DOESN'T SEEM TO GET HIT BY THEM AS HARD,

BUT IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN I FEEL LIKE

HE DOESN'T REALLY CARE THAT MY BODY

IS HAVING A REALLY HARD TIME WITH IT.

Sarah: OH, YEAH. IT'S GETTING HOT NOW.

IT'S NOT AS HOSPITABLE AN ENVIRONMENT

AS PEOPLE WOULD THINK.

IT'S DEFINITELY NOT AS NICE AS IT LOOKS.

THEY'RE SO LITTLE.

MAYBE MY BODY WILL JUST GET USED TO IT, YOU THINK?

IS THAT A THING?

I JUST IGNORE IT.

YEAH. I GET THAT NASTY HIVE REACTION.

-YEAH? -IT'S HARD TO IGNORE.

I IGNORE THOSE, TOO.

Ben: THIS IS SUPPOSED TO HURT.

WE'RE NAKED ON A DESERTED BEACH ISLAND.

I MEAN, THIS ISN'T GONNA BE FIRST-WORLD COMFORTABLE.

I DON'T LISTEN TO WHEN PEOPLE COMPLAIN

ABOUT STUFF AND WHINE ABOUT STUFF.

IT'S ALWAYS THEIR PROBLEM, YOU KNOW?

JUST NOT MY PROBLEM IF SOMEBODY ELSE FEELS SOMETHING.

I DO THINK THAT SOCIAL SUPPORT

IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A HUMAN.

WHAT IT USED TO MEAN.

-WHAT IT USED TO MEAN? -YEAH.

55,000 YEARS OF TRIBALISTIC PERSPECTIVE

WOULD SAY THAT EMPATHY IS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL

TO HELP PEOPLE DEAL WITH THEIR PROBLEMS.

I THINK EMPATHY IS A CHARACTER FLAW.

IT SEEMS ALMOST SOCIOPATHIC TO ME FOR A PERSON

TO TRULY NOT EXPERIENCE EMPATHY.

I PHYSICALLY DON'T EXPERIENCE IT.

IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T VALUE OTHER PEOPLE,

CONTRIBUTIONS, YADA, YADA, YADA.

I JUST DON'T CARE.

IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE HE COULD JUST VERY EASILY BRUSH ME OFF

AND NOT CARE EVEN A LITTLE BIT,

AND I WOULD BE LEFT FEELING VERY ALONE.

AND I DON'T REALLY WANT TO FEEL ALONE,

NOT OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE ON A DESERT ISLAND.

Sarah: MY BODY SORT OF NEEDS

A FAIRLY CONSTANT SOURCE OF NUTRIENTS,

OR ELSE MY MUSCLES ARE GOING TO START TO DETERIORATE.

THERE'S A BIG BARRACUDA, 3- TO 4-FOOT BARRACUDA.

HE'S PRETTY BIG.

HE COULD TAKE SOME FINGERS IF HE WANTED TO.

HE'S DONE SEVERAL CIRCLES AROUND ME,

WHICH IS KIND OF CREEPING ME OUT A LITTLE BIT.

I DON'T WANT TO BE BITTEN BY A BARRACUDA.

ALL RIGHT, BEN. YOU READY FOR THIS?

SNAILS, FOOD.

I'M STILL NOT ANYWHERE NEAR HUNGRY ENOUGH

TO BE EATING OCEAN BUGS.

BEN IS NEVER EXCITED ABOUT THE THINGS THAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT.

I KNOW THESE SNAILS, SO I FEEL PRETTY GOOD,

LIKE I'VE ALREADY HAD A SUCCESSFUL HUNTING MISSION.

YOU'RE ABOUT TO GET DEVOURED.

Narrator: SEA SNAILS PROVIDE A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF PROTEIN

AND ABOUT 90 CALORIES,

BUT ARE COATED IN A THICK LAYER OF MUCUS,

MAKING THEM LESS PALATABLE WHEN RAW.

Ben: PRETTY GROSS, HUH?

YEAH.

UGH. HOO, UH, UGH.

IT'S GONNA BE FINE. IT'S FINE.

IT'S GOOD. OKAY. OKAY.

I'M NOT REALLY ALL THAT CONCERNED ABOUT EATING

BECAUSE THAT *BLEEP* DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT TASTES GOOD,

AND I HAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA MEAT TO GO.

Ben: NO SENSE IN ME EATING *BLEEP*

OUT OF A SNAIL WHEN I'M NOT STARVING.

WE NEED A FIRE, AND WE'LL COOK UP SOME LOBSTER

AND EAT LIKE KINGS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

UGH. YEAH, THAT'S...

-AWFUL. -...THE WHOLE THING.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS SHOULD BE GOOD FOR THE SPINDLE AND THE BOW.

I'VE MADE A LOT OF FRICTION FIRES.

FRICTION FIRES ARE PRETTY EASY.

THIS IS ACTUALLY AN IDEAL FIRE BOARD.

Sarah: SO I GATHER YOU'VE DONE THIS A FEW TIMES BEFORE.

Ben: YEAH.

Sarah: I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH A NICE BOW DRILL SET, HONESTLY.

IT'S REALLY NICE.

YEAH, WE'LL HAVE A FIRE TODAY.

WE'LL HAVE FIRE AND LOBSTER TODAY.

Ben: ALL RIGHT.

THERE WAS A COAL THERE, AND I THINK I BLEW IT OUT.

*BLEEP*

WHAT IF YOU PUT SOME GOOPY LEAVES

IN YOUR ROCK PIT THERE? -NOPE.

DOES IT HURT THAT THIS IS TWISTED?

NO.

YOU WANT TO HOLD THIS ROCK? YOU'RE BARELY HOLDING IT.

YEAH.

SO THIS HAS GOT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE.

LESS PRESSURE, JUST STILL.

LESS PRESSURE, JUST STILL.

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GET IT DIRECT.

UH... -YEAH.

I'LL HAVE TO HOLD THE ROCK. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

Sarah: IT'S DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH A NAVY SEAL

BECAUSE IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE MY CONTRIBUTIONS

ARE SOMEHOW LESS.

IT'S REALLY DISAPPOINTING.

HE DID SAY THAT HE'S DONE IT PLENTY OF TIMES BEFORE

AND THAT IT WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM FOR HIM.

YOU'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK, BUDDY, A LOT OF WORK.

HMM.

I'VE LOST ENOUGH WATER OVER THIS TODAY.

WE'LL TRY AGAIN TOMORROW.

VERY VALIANT EFFORTS, THOUGH.

YAY!

Ben: IT'S EITHER A SUCCESS OR A FAIL.

LIKE, NICE TRY IS WHAT PARENTS TELL THEIR FAT KIDS

WHEN THEY DON'T GET PICKED FIRST FOR THE *BLEEP* DODGEBALL TEAM.

Sarah: DAMN, THESE BUGS

KNOW HOW TO PUT A DAMPER ON A DAY, DON'T THEY?

OH, NO!

BEN!

BOTH OF THEM ARE DEFLATED NOW.

IT'S OKAY.

NOW THE RAFT HAS BEGUN TO DEFLATE.

SO I HAVE TO INFLATE IT.

UGH!

UGH!

Ben: SO THIS IS HOW I WAIT OUT THE BUGS AT DUSK.

THEY'RE REALLY BAD AT DUSK.

I COME IN HERE, AND I SIT UP TO MY NOSE,

GIVE THEM AS LITTLE SURFACE AREA

AS I CAN POSSIBLY GIVE THEM TO BITE.

UGH!

I CAN HEAR THEM. THEY'RE IN HERE.

OH, MY GOD.

*BLEEP* THEY DRIVE ME CRAZY.

THEY DRIVE ME *BLEEP* INSANE.

I SWEAR TO GOD.

TRYING TO GET A CHUNK OF THIS FOR THE FIRE BOARD,

BUT EVERY TIME I GO AT IT, I'M EXHAUSTED, SO...

Sarah: FIRE IS NOT SOMETHING I THINK I WOULD BE ABLE

TO ACCOMPLISH OUT HERE BY MYSELF.

BUT I HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT SKILL SET THAT WILL GIVE ME

THE PERSONAL OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE MY SKILLS

AND TO BRING BACK RESOURCES

THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH OF US.

Ben: THE STORM IS COMING IN HOT.

Sarah: I HAVE TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS

BECAUSE THERE ARE SHARKS IN THESE WATERS

OUT HUNTING RIGHT NOW.

LOW-VISIBILITY CONDITIONS ARE THE CONDITIONS

IN WHICH SHARKS WILL ATTACK.

HEY, BEN. GOT SOME FOOD FOR US.

* BRINGING HOME THE BACON *

I'VE GOT THREE CONCHS.

OKAY. -HUH?

OKAY.

AS USUAL, BEN WAS ENTIRELY UN-EXCITED.

I'M DOING A LOT OF WORK, AND I FEEL LIKE BEN IS ACTING

LIKE I HAVEN'T REALLY DONE ANYTHING.

IT MAKES ME WORRIED THAT HE UNDERVALUES ME

AND DOESN'T REALLY CONSIDER ME TO BE A GOOD PARTNER.

Ben: I UNDERSTAND THAT OUR PROSPECT IS FIRE.

JUST GET USED TO THE FACT

THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ONE.

THESE BIFOCAL LENSES IN THIS MASK

HAVE MAGNIFICATION PROPERTIES

THAT ARE INDICATIVE OF THE ABILITY

TO MAKE A FIRE.

Narrator: THE BIFOCAL LENS FROM SARAH'S MASK CAN WORK

LIKE A MAGNIFYING GLASS.

OOH. THE WHOLE BOWL IS SMOKING.

YEAH, IT IS. I CAN SEE IT FROM HERE.

THE LENS FOCUSES THE SUNLIGHT ONTO A PINPOINT AREA,

GIVING A CONCENTRATION OF HEAT THAT CAN REACH OVER 450 DEGREES.

FIRE!

YEP, THERE'S FIRE.

I FEEL ALL PROUD OF MYSELF.

CELEBRATION FOR DAYS!

WE'RE GONNA BE EATING CRUSTACEANS.

LET ME FLAUNT MY FEATHERS.

FIRE IS WHAT'S EXPECTED, RIGHT?

YOU'RE ACTUALLY KIND OF PUTTING ME DOWN, MAN.

-THAT'S UNFORTUNATE. -YEAH.

BUT BIFOCAL LENS IS A GOOD IDEA.

Ben: I'M OUT HERE TO LEARN AND TRY NEW THINGS

AND EXPERIENCE NEW STUFF.

IF I JUST GO ALONG WITH MY IDEA THE WHOLE TIME,

I DON'T REALLY *BLEEP* LEARN ANYTHING.

I JUST GET BEAT UP OUT HERE.

CAN WE DO, LIKE, A HUG OR SOMETHING?

-SURE. -YEAH, BUDDY!

GOOD WORK.

WE DID IT!

Ben: WE HAVE FIRE NOW, SO WE CAN GO DOWN

INTO THAT CHANNEL AND START POKING AROUND

FOR SOME LOBSTERS AND STAB SOME BIG OLD FISHY-FISH.

STINGRAY.

NO WAY!

THIS ENVIRONMENT, IT'S A LOT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT.

Sarah: HE'S STILL OUT HUNTING IN THE SEA.

WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT LOBSTER.

I'M REALLY HUNGRY.

BEN'S *BLEEP* AROUND KILLING STINGRAYS.

MAYBE I SHOULD GIVE IT A GO. -HERE YOU GO.

Sarah: GET THAT FIRE READY!

IT'S ALREADY READY. WHAT DID YOU GET?

LITTLE LOBSTER.

NICE!

WELL DONE.

Ben: I REALIZE THAT I'VE BEEN SUPER ABRASIVE TOWARDS SARAH,

NOT NECESSARILY THE MOST EFFECTIVE,

LIKE, FRIEND OR BROTHER.

IS THAT YOUR FIRST SPINY LOBSTER?

Sarah: THAT'S MY FIRST LOBSTER.

CONGRATULATIONS.

GOOD JOB. -THANK YOU.

Ben: SHE GOT THE FIRE FIRST. SHE GOT THE FIRST LOBSTER.

SHE HAD TO GO OUT AND DO ALL THESE THINGS

THAT SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW SHE COULD DO.

THAT'S GONNA BE SOME TASTY TREATS.

THAT LOOKS LIKE GOOD EATS.

I MAY NOT SHOW IT, BUT I'M EXCITED FOR YOU.

THAT'S A BIG DEAL.

I'M NOT PARTICULARLY EXPRESSIVE.

-WELL, THANKS. -YEAH.

I APPRECIATE ANY AMOUNT OF EXPRESSION

YOU HAVE TO SHARE WITH ME.

THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE.

GOOD JOB. GOOD ON YOU.

YOU KNOW, AT FIRST,

I FELT LIKE YOU DIDN'T REALLY GIVE A *BLEEP*

AT ALL ABOUT MY THOUGHTS OR WHAT I HAD TO SAY.

I GET THAT ALL THE TIME.

Ben: SO I'VE KIND OF ALWAYS BEEN PRETTY CALLOUS,

PREDICTABLE, DEFINITELY CLOSED-OFF,

AND I THINK STABLE AND PREDICTABLE MADE

FOR A REALLY EFFECTIVE OPERATOR IN THE MILITARY,

BUT SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LIKE THAT.

MMM. MMM-MMM.

MM-HMM.

OH, YEAH!

IS THAT ALL YOU WANTED?

Ben: THAT'S IT. GOOD JOB.

Ben: SARAH AND I TOGETHER, RIGHT NOW,

WORKING GREAT AS A TEAM.

HERE'S ONE LITTLE ONE. -YAY!

WE'RE COMING UP WITH AWESOME, AWESOME MEALS AND FOOD.

WHAT YOU GOT THERE, BUDDY? OH!

Sarah: BEN AND I ARE GETTING CLOSER AS PEOPLE.

WE'RE STARTING TO CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER ON A LEVEL

THAT'S DEEPER THAN IT HAS BEEN BEFORE.

THIS IS NICE.

IT'S *BLEEP* AWESOME, ISN'T IT?

NO BUGS.

IF HE CAN TELL THAT HIS TEAMMATE IS HAVING A HARD TIME,

HE'S GOING TO RESPOND TO THAT IN A WAY

THAT HE THINKS WILL MAKE THE TEAM DYNAMIC BETTER.

Ben: WE'RE KILLING IT.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE EMPATHY, ALMOST.

SO WE HAVE THE MAP RIGHT NOW,

AND WE'RE GETTING EXTRACTED FROM THAT POINT.

IT'S ABOUT 7 MILES, I THINK.

Sarah: WE NEED TO REPAIR THE RAFT.

IT'S COMPLETELY DEFLATED.

THAT'S A BIG TEAR.

I'M SITTING HERE RIGHT NOW IN A PILE OF RAFT WRECKAGE THAT,

IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS, NEEDS TO BE TURNED

INTO A SEAWORTHY VESSEL

CAPABLE OF TRAVELING A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE.

SO THAT'S FUN.

I BET IT'S GOT A USABLE NOZZLE THAT WE CAN REPLACE.

I MEAN, SURELY, IT'LL LEAK A LITTLE BIT.

BUT IT MIGHT HOLD LONG ENOUGH.

IT'S WORTH A TRY.

Ben: I HAVE MORE CONFIDENCE IN SARAH'S ABILITY

TO CRITICALLY PROBLEM SOLVE NOW THAN I DID AT THE BEGINNING.

THIS GUY IS DEFINITELY HOLDING AIR, THOUGH.

YEP. LOOKS GOOD TO ME.

Sarah: I'VE BEEN SAILING NOW FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

I UNDERSTAND HOW IT WORKS.

WE CAN LOWER IT LIKE THIS AND CATCH THE WIND THIS WAY.

WE'RE GONNA WINDSURF OUT OF THIS THING, HUH?

-YEAH. -I'M COOL WITH THAT.

Ben: THE BOAT IS HER DESIGN.

SHE WANTED TO COME UP WITH IT.

SHE WANTED TO SEE IT COME TOGETHER,

BUT I'VE NEVER PILED UP TRASH TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT FLOATS.

LOOK AT THE SHARK.

AND IT'S COMING RIGHT AT US, TOO. LOOK AT THAT.

Sarah: YEP. I SEE HIM.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE A...

HONESTLY, IT LOOKS KIND OF HAMMERHEAD-Y.

IT LOOKS LIKE A HAMMERHEAD.

Sarah: THEY'RE VERY SCARY.

THEY'RE BIG, AND THEY'RE AGGRESSIVE.

IF THIS RAFT DOESN'T WORK, WE'RE SCREWED.

SO I'M DEFINITELY WORRIED ABOUT THESE SHARKS.

THERE'S NO WAY THAT I COULD SWIM THAT DISTANCE,

SO I NEED THE RAFT TO WORK.

Narrator: BEFORE BEGINNING THEIR 21-DAY CHALLENGE

ON A DESERTED ISLAND IN THE EXUMAS CAYS,

BEN AND SARAH WERE GIVEN

A PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING, OR PSR.

SARAH'S INITIAL DESIRE TO SEEK BEN'S APPROVAL

AND BEN'S DISMISSIVE NATURE CAUSED TENSION

IN THEIR PARTNERSHIP.

Sarah: HE JUST DOESN'T CARE.

Narrator: BUT BEN'S STRUGGLES

AND SARAH'S ABILITY TO DELIVER

HAS ALTERED THEIR DYNAMIC.

Ben: NICE!

TO GET OFF THE ISLAND AND TRAVEL THE 5 MILES

TO THEIR EXTRACTION POINT,

BEN AND SARAH WILL HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER

TO COMPLETE THEIR RAFT.

Sarah: IF THIS RAFT DOESN'T WORK, WE'RE SCREWED.

Narrator: THEIR PSRs WILL BE RE-EVALUATED

WHEN THEY COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE.

Sarah: KIND OF BITTERSWEET, ISN'T IT?

WE'VE MADE A LITTLE HOME OUT OF THIS PLACE.

IT'D BE INTERESTING LEAVING ALL THIS SIMPLICITY BEHIND,

BUT I'M READY FOR A *BLEEP* BOLOGNA SANDWICH.

THAT'S FOR SURE.

SO THIS IS OUR BEACH.

EXTRACTION IS BASICALLY THAT WAY.

I THINK WE'LL JUST TRY AND SHOOT THIS CHANNEL

AND THEN JUST CATCH THE WIND STRAIGHT OUT.

THE ONLY SHARKS I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT

ARE TIGER SHARKS AND BULL SHARKS.

IF THEY COME UP, THEN WE'LL JUST HAVE TO...

LIFT OUR LEGS.

YEAH, BEND OVER AND KISS OUR OWN ASS GOODBYE.

Narrator: TO REACH THEIR EXTRACTION,

BEN AND SARAH MUST NAVIGATE THEIR RAFT A TOTAL OF 5 MILES

TO A PICK-UP POINT IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.

THEY'LL NEED TO AVOID BEING PUSHED OUT TO SEA

BY THE STRONG WINDS AND CURRENT.

THE MOST DIRECT ROUTE TAKES THEM ACROSS A TREACHEROUS CHANNEL,

THROUGH DENSELY PACKED MANGROVES

AND SHALLOW INLETS CONCEALING DEADLY STINGRAYS.

OUT IN THE OPEN WATER, FEROCIOUS SHARKS WILL PREY ON THE WEAK.

YOU READY TO GRAB ONTO THE...

YEAH.

THIS IS SAILING. WE'RE SAILING FOR REAL.

JUST TRYING TO SHOOT THAT GAP RIGHT THERE.

DO YOU WANT TO GO IN BETWEEN THOSE ISLANDS?

YEAH.

THIS FEELS LIKE A SHARK-Y PLACE, DOESN'T IT?

THERE ARE SHARKS IN THIS ENVIRONMENT,

AND THE FEET DANGLING SEEMS, LIKE,

NOT NECESSARILY THE GREATEST IDEA

IN A SHARK-INFESTED WATER.

UH-OH. WE'VE GOT A BIG HOLE.

OH, MY GOD.

Ben: YEAH, WE HAD TO HAVE COME ACROSS

A MANGROVE OR SOMETHING. *BLEEP*

THE RAFT IS RUINED, AND WE HAVE TO DITCH IT.

WE KNOW THERE ARE STINGRAYS AND SHARKS IN THE WATER.

WE MIGHT BE IN SERIOUS DANGER.

WE'RE MAKING OUR WAY THROUGH THE MANGROVES NOW ON FOOT,

WHICH IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS NOT ONLY

BECAUSE OF THE STINGRAYS AND SHARKS,

BUT BECAUSE OF THE CASSIOPEA JELLYFISH

THAT SIT ON THE BOTTOM.

AW, MAN.

I'M GETTING REALLY STUNG BY THESE JELLYFISH.

MY *BLEEP* HURTS SO BAD.

I THINK THE JELLYFISH'S TENTACLE WENT INSIDE MY PEE-HOLE.

YEAH, IT FEELS JUST THE SAME IN MY AREA HERE, BUDDY.

*BLEEP* HURTS.

Sarah: NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME

TO HAVE THE FRICKIN' RAFT, HUH?

Ben: IT'S ALL RIGHT.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST STRAIGHT UP TOWARDS THAT LITTLE ISLAND

THAT'S, LIKE, RIGHT HERE.

THAT'S REALLY, REALLY FAR.

WE'VE COME ALL THIS WAY. LET'S FINISH STRONG.

WE'VE GOT A LONG OPEN-WATER SWIM AHEAD OF US.

I DON'T WANT TO GET MY FEET BITTEN OFF

BY A SHARK OR ANYTHING.

THAT WOULD BE THE END OF OUR JOURNEY.

IT IS LIKE A FRICKING MARATHON.

YEP. KEEP ON GOING.

HOLY *BLEEP* DO YOU SEE THAT OVER THERE?

*BLEEP* BIG-ASS SHARK.

THAT'S, LIKE, 6 FEET.

THAT'S THE BOAT! -THAT'S THE BOAT!

ALMOST THERE, BUDDY. LET'S DO THIS.

WE'RE SO CLOSE!

YOU'RE ALMOST THERE.

WHOO!

GOOD WORK. WAY TO FINISH STRONG.

WE DID IT.

YES! WE DID IT! WE DID IT!

GOOD JOB.

I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING OF THIS NATURE

TO THIS MAGNITUDE,

WHERE I GOT TO LEARN A LOT OF NEW THINGS.

YOU READY?

I THINK BEING A LITTLE MORE EXPRESSIVE

AND HAVING A LITTLE MORE HUMAN QUALITY

IS GONNA BE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME

IN THIS NEXT CHAPTER OF MY LIFE,

WHERE THE MILITARY IS COMPLETELY ABSENT.

WE KICKED ITS ASS, BUDDY!

INITIALLY, I FELT INTIMIDATED BY BEN'S EXPERIENCE,

BUT I LEARNED THAT I HAVE A STRONG

AND VERY CREATIVE MIND THAT'S CAPABLE OF COMING UP

WITH MANY AMAZING SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS.

WHATEVER THE CHALLENGE IS, I CAN KICK ITS ASS.

ADIOS, EXUMAS!

Narrator: 21 DAYS IN THE EXUMAS CAYS

TOOK A PHYSICAL TOLL ON BOTH SURVIVALISTS.

THEY DRIVE ME CRAZY.

Narrator: BEN LOST 25 POUNDS,

AND SARAH LOST A TOTAL OF 8 POUNDS.

BEN BEGAN THE CHALLENGE WITH THE CONFIDENCE

OF A FORMER NAVY SEAL.

NO WAY!

Narrator: BUT HIS FRUSTRATIONS WITH THE ENVIRONMENT

AND LACK OF EMPATHY ALIENATED HIS PARTNER.

Sarah: BEN IS NEVER EXCITED ABOUT THE THINGS

THAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT.

Narrator: DESPITE HIS DIFFICULTIES,

HE ULTIMATELY PERSEVERED

AND LEARNED THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN CONNECTION.

BEN'S PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING, OR PSR,

INCREASES FROM 8.1 TO 8.3.

SARAH'S PERSEVERANCE MADE HER

AN INVALUABLE ASSET THROUGHOUT THE CHALLENGE...

WHOO!

...RAISING HER SCORE SIGNIFICANTLY

FROM A 6.8 TO AN 8.3.

STRANDED AT SEA IN THE EXUMAS CAYS PROVED BEN AND SARAH

HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE NAKED AND AFRAID.